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Barry Humphries

1934 - 2023

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John Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) was an Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist. He was best known for writing and playing his stage and television characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. Humphries's characters brought him international renown. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barry Humphries has received more than 4,632,234 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Barry Humphries is the 4,483rd most popular actor (down from 4,154th in 2019), the 181st most popular biography from Australia (down from 179th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Australian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Barry Humphries ranks 4,483 out of 9,996. Before him are Kim Manners, Amr Waked, Tim Daly, Allen Garfield, Lola Albright, and Hilary Duff. After him are Ruth Brown, Kate Nelligan, Seth Gilliam, Patrick O'Neal, Shuhrat Abbosov, and Moritz Bleibtreu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Barry Humphries ranks 335. Before him are Johnny Haynes, Alketas Panagoulias, Wang Meng, Humberto Tozzi, Robin Milner, and Shirley Horn. After him are Ilaria Occhini, Tom Krause, Phil Ramone, Gotlib, Tonina Torrielli, and Chuck McCann. Among people deceased in 2023, Barry Humphries ranks 267. Before him are Julie Garwood, Tom Verlaine, John Warnock, Russell Banks, Jacques Gaillot, and Alfredo Rojas. After him are Aleksandar Matanović, Osvaldo Héctor Cruz, Aleksandr Viktorenko, John Pilger, Jorge Edwards, and Alberto Mario González.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Barry Humphries ranks 181 out of 925. Before him are J. L. Mackie (1917), Richard Bonynge (1930), Jacinda Barrett (1972), Paul Keating (1944), Deborra-Lee Furness (1955), and Alfred Deakin (1856). After him are John Landy (1930), Frederick Lane (1880), William McMahon (1908), Keith Michell (1926), Ashley Cooper (1936), and May Robson (1858).

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Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, Barry Humphries ranks 55. Before him are Rebel Wilson (1980), Bob Morley (1984), Emilie de Ravin (1981), Anna Torv (1979), Jacinda Barrett (1972), and Deborra-Lee Furness (1955). After him are Keith Michell (1926), May Robson (1858), Jai Courtney (1986), Eliza Taylor (1989), Costas Mandylor (1965), and Teresa Palmer (1986).

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